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The world's best-selling almanac for kids is packed with amazing animals, cool inventions, dinosaurs, robots, maps, games, activities, and more all in one "fun-tastic" volume. In true National Geographic style, this book excites young people about their world and everything in it, so it's no surprise that the 2012 edition landed at #3 on the New York Times best seller list! The 2014 almanac features fun information, browsable features, and helpful reference on subjects including technology, countries, presidents, animals, weather, funny roadside attractions, outer space, green tips, and natural disasters, just for starters. Chapters include Amazing Animals, Going Green, Geography Rocks, Super Science, Wonders of Nature, Awesome Adventure, Culture Connection, History Happens, and an interactive Fun and Games chapter. Exciting changes for 2014 include:

Forty percent NEW content, including photos and articles

Mobile media features in every chapter that readers can download to an iPod Touch® or smartphone, including National Geographic animal videos, photo galleries, and interactive games

A brand new special section on cute animals

A fully revamped continents of the world section

A special Fun and Games chapter featuring all-new jokes, games, and comics, featuring funny animal photos and colorful illustrations

A fully updated "Your World" section, which opens the Almanac, will include all-new, up-to-the-moment content

All-new fun facts, activities, games, and crafts

More than 500 photographs, including incredible gorgeous new photo spreads featuring animals, adventure, nature, and more

They're creepy and crawly and all over Earth. They're in the sky and in the soil. Insects are everywhere! With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful design, readers won't stop until they've learned everything there is to know about insects.

We're proud to introduce a magazine to help you enrich your preschooler's early learning adventures. This innovative title is full of learning and fun for youngsters ages 3 to 6. Bursting with lively photographs, engaging stories, and interactive picture games, each issue supplies you with fresh and imaginative teaching tools brought to you by National Geographic. Created by noted educators and approved by familes nationwide,National Geographic Little Kids features rich content, large text, and fun activities. Captivating stories and interactive games teach children about amazing animals, cool science, and families around the world. Plus each issue comes with Wild Animal Cards!

Ages 3 to 6

6 issues

Please allow 4-6 weeks for the delivery of the first issue within the U.S. and Canada.

With beautiful photographs of natural settings, kids will pour over every page without even realizing they’re learning! National Geographic Little Kids Look & Learn: Match! is the second title in this interactive board book series. Based on early learning concepts of similarity recognition, kids will enjoy examining every photo and searching for its match. Bonus questions on each spread go beyond matching concepts, making this book an exciting and interactive experience. Match! features a variety of images and will keep kids fascinated, making it the ideal book to share and explore with parents.

Kids never get tired of counting and neither does National Geographic Little Kids. Introducing National Geographic Little Kids Look & Learn: Count! This first installment in the Look & Learn series will keep kids engaged for hours. Using gorgeous animal photography, children will learn number recognition through observational learning in isolation and in contextan important early learning concept. Each animal appears isolated on the page and associated with a number, and on the following page, the same number of animals appear in their natural environment. Parents will love watching their kids grow and learn with this fun new companion that is the perfect size for little hands to take everywhere.

In these 24-page board books, young children will learn important skills such as naming, sorting, counting, matching, as well as basics such as colors, letters, and numbers, through fun, interactive games and activities in these photographically illustrated titles. In this book, children will learn colors by grouping colors in isolation, and then in context.

In these 24-page board books, young children will learn important skills such as naming, sorting, counting, matching, as well as basics such as colors, letters, and numbers, through fun, interactive games and activities in these photographically illustrated titles. In this book, children will learn to rhyme by grouping words with similar sounds in isolation, and then in context.

In these 24-page board books, young children will learn important skills such as naming, sorting, rhyming, counting, matching, and finding through fun, interactive games and activities. These popular games featured in National Geographic Little Kids magazine use beautiful National Geographic photography to demonstrate early concepts.

In these 24-page board books, young children will learn important skills such as naming, sorting, rhyming, counting, matching, and finding through fun, interactive games and activities. These popular games featured in National Geographic Little Kids magazine use beautiful National Geographic photography to demonstrate early concepts.

In this 24-page board book, young children are able to learn important skills such as naming, sorting, rhyming, counting, matching, and finding through fun, interactive games and activities. Children will also learn the basic understanding of simple patterns and how to identify them. Through photography, colorful designs, and simple text children are able to learn quickly with this exciting and approachable tool. Parents are also able to become involved within the learning process as they guide their toddlers through the book, and proudly watch them evolve and absorb new concepts.

In this 24-page board book, young children are able to learn important skills such as naming, sorting, rhyming, counting, matching, and finding through fun, interactive games and activities. Children will also learn the basic understanding of simple patterns and how to identify them. Through photography, colorful designs, and simple text children are able to learn quickly with this exciting and approachable tool. Parents are also able to become involved within the learning process as they guide their toddlers through the book, and proudly watch them evolve and absorb new concepts.

Inspiring young animal lovers to get up close to roaring lions and the real-life challenges they face is what Mission: Wolf Rescue is all about. With fun and amazing adventure stories, gorgeous photography, hands-on activities, fascinating information, and more, this book taps into kids' interest in animals and their passion for saving them. Meet real-life wolves and learn about their habitats, challenges, and successes, plus learn how you can take action and save these amazing endangered creatures.

The interactive Look and Learn series is a multilayered, skill-building approach that introduces concepts with context reinforcement so learning sticks. These eye-catching books make early learning fun! Filled with colorful photographs inspired by National Geographic Little Kids magazine, curious children are introduced to vehicles on the movetrains, planes, and trucks.

The interactive Look and Learn series is a multilayered, skill-building approach that introduces concepts with context reinforcement so learning sticks. These eye-catching books make early learning fun! Filled with colorful photographs inspired by National Geographic Little Kids magazine, curious children are introduced to the fun, fascinating, always-popular world of dogs.

Why do fireflies light up? How many bugs can you find in your garden? With fun photos and lively, approachable design, this next book in the Look & Learn series introduces preschoolers to the world of insects, including favorites such as ladybugs, fireflies, and butterflies.

Welcome to the world of bears! With fun photos and colorful, approachable design, this wonderful board book guides you through life as a bear, including hibernation, playtime with cubs, the smallest and biggest bears, and finding food.

Preschool and kindergarten-aged kids will love this fun take-along game that's packed with animal facts and sounds. The NG kids who tested this game loved it!

Kids can use the attached key to open the case and get to the 30-page activity booklet tucked inside. Use the magic pen to play the games and answer the quizzes, then check your answers with the electronic module. The magic ink disappears in a few hours so kids can play again and again. Or press the paw print on the electronic module to hear a fun fact about endangered animals. There's also a secret compartment underneath the activity booklet to stash small treasures away from prying eyes.

Join our alien team as they explore one of the most amazing planets in the universeEarth! As Captain Rip Rayon and crew send their space ships deep into the ocean, they encounter slimy sea slugs, spiky sea urchins, and lots of super-sleek sharks! Come along as they discover: Never rub a shark's skin the wrong way - ouch! An octopus can change its shape and color in the blink of an eye! Jellyfish can be as long as a blue whale! Some creatures glow in the dark to confuse enemies! If you ever wondered what's lurking beneath the seas, come meet the Creatures of the Deepjust one of the Amazing Planet adventures available from National Geographic Kids Video.

The ancient Egyptians thought big and built bigger, leaving behind monuments and messages that have endured for five millennia despite tomb robbers and the ravages of time. Pyramids and mummies tell us about their deaths, but new technologies are peeling the wraps off their mysterious lives. In Everything Ancient Egypt kids will discover all they want to know about the mysteries of ancient Egypt and learn new weird, wacky, and fascinating facts as well. Sections in the book include Rise of the Pharaohs, Death and the Afterlife, Life in Ancient Egypt, and Fun With Ancient Egypt (a section that provides readers with exciting hands-on learning!). Stunning photos and an interactive glossary round out this exciting and engaging new series addition.

Dolphins are fascinating creatures of the sea! They're designed to be intelligent, inquisitive, and compassionate. Their slender bodies and pointed noses combined with the ability to swim gracefully and communicate effectively make these mammals one of the most loved animals in the natural world. Everything Dolphins explores the world of these extraordinary creatures to help kids learn all about the characteristics that define dolphins, their daily lives, different species, conservation efforts, and much more. This book is also packed with fun facts and amazing photographs; features Expert's Corners that provide exciting, real-life experiences with dolphins from National Geographic explorers Flip and Linda Nicklin; and cool interactive activities that add to the excitement and enchantment of these amazing animals. Page-by-page kids get an in-depth look at these curious and captivating creatures.

In this unique Egyptian-themed game, players use strategy and geometry to move mirrored pieces around the board and attack their opponent’s pieces using real laser light. Can you stay out of the laser beam’s way? Learn about angles of light, reflection and refraction, and prisms with this Mensa award winner and Toy of the Year finalist.

Weather can be wild, freaky, and fascinating! Powerful twisters roar through homes; earthquakes shatter whole cities; hurricanes fly through towns. How does it all happen and how do we know what we do? All you need to know about weather and all of its wildness can be found in the pages of this colorful, energetic, and accessible book. Kids will also learn about real-life encounters with wild weather from National Geographic tornado chaser, Tim Samaras, featured in "Explorer's Corners" throughout the book. Packed with fun facts and amazing photographs, this book gives kids an in-depth look at these amazing natural phenomena.

Dogs are man's best friend! They are intelligent, inquisitive, compassionate, and funny! Their friendliness combined with their ability to connect to humans make dogs one of the most loved animals in the world.

Little Passports is a child’s ticket to an exciting global adventure and a life-long appreciation of history, geography, culture, and language. Inspire a love and understanding of the world as your favorite junior globetrotter learns about a new country each month.

Explore the fascinating history of America's first World War, meet the greatest military leaders and tacticians, and learn about key battles in this compelling new book in the popular Everything series. This book marks the 100th anniversary of WWI and takes a thoughtful, kid-friendly approach to a serious subject.

Swim with sharks! Dive with dolphins! Stroll the beach with penguins! Young readers will joyfully immerse themselves in this awesome adventure at sea, in which stunning National Geographic photos reveal hidden worlds of action and beauty. We meet 30 favorite sea creatures and explore their watery homes: playful dolphins, mysterious sharks, graceful sea turtles, waddling penguins, and dozens of others. Kids will marvel at speedy swimmers on the hunt, and smile at cuddly scenes of animal families.

Captivating critters, eye-grabbing pictures, weird and freaky factswhat better way for kids to learn geography! In this child-friendly atlas, stunning animal photos combine with colorful, easily accessible maps to teach young readers about geography through the wild creatures that fascinate them. Each world region includes a "spotlight" on animals in the area. Thematic spreads deliver the facts about habitats, endangered species, and more. Careful research and all-around kid appeal make this a must-have children’s atlas for home and school.

Look up! Discover that Every Planet Has a Place. The Earth is just one of many planets in our solar system. Why is this the perfect place for us to live? Which are the "gas planets?" And why have we changed what we think of Pluto? Then Zigzag into other questions: what does Earth look like from space? Will I ever live on Mars? What experiment can I do to swing a planet into orbit?